Research Initiative for Scientific EnhancementThe RISE Intensive-Graduate program targets master's-level students to provide them with the communication and analytical skills, extensive research experience, and planning strategies needed to pursue successful graduate school and research careers in biomedical science fields. The training is expected to culminate in the acceptance of the program participants into PhD programs in the biomedical sciences.
Students selected for the program work on original research thesis projects. Students participate in developmental activities that include journal clubs, specialty workshops with a focus on critical thinking and development of research skills, collaborative learning experiences, scientific seminars, research careers seminars, GRE (Graduate Record Examination) workshops and travel to scientific meetings.
Students accepted in the program are awarded a stipend as follows:
Below you will find a detailed table of dates and activities that comprise the RISE Intensive-Graduate program.
| Two Weeks in June | |||||
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Two meetings with RISE Intensive-Graduate Coordinator by each RISE Intensive graduate participant; RISE Intensive graduate participants select a FRM for their RISE Intensive-graduate independent research project. |
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| Time | Mon. | Tues. | Weds. | Thurs. | Week Ten |
| 8 am – 5 pm (lunch from 12 to 1 pm) |
Participants will work in a research intensive laboratory under the supervision of their FRM, and read the literature relevant to their research topic and attend and participate in weekly research laboratory meetings. |
Participant Poster Presentations (to 5:00 pm) |
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| Time | Friday (Weeks One through Nine) |
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| 9 am – 10 pm | Safety Workshops (Weeks 1-4)
Scientific Ethics / Scientific Integrity Workshops (Weeks 5-9) (Leader: TBD) An introduction to the ethical conduct of research as students enter a laboratory on a full-time basis; the workshops will focus on the ethical, legal, and social issues in biomedical research, aligned with NIH requirements for responsible conduct of research. |
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| 10 am –12 pm | GRE Preparation Workshops (Weeks 1-5) The goal of these workshops will be to improve students’ scores on the GRE practice Math and Verbal subtests, thereby increasing the students’ competitiveness for admission to Ph.D. programs. Ph.D. Application Process Workshops (Weeks 6-9)
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| 12 – 1 pm | Lunch | ||||
| 2 – 4 pm | Oral Presentation Workshops (Weeks 1-5) Positive and negative examples of short and long talks will be used to demonstrate the principles to be followed for a lucid, well organized presentation. The students will be taught the basic guidelines for preparing and organizing their own presentations, with an emphasis on how to use and prepare effective Powerpoint slides, techniques for positively interacting with the audience, learning how to speak clearly, and to be an active listener. Draft presentations will be presented to the group which will then provide suggestions on how to improve the talks. The workshops will culminate with 10 minute student presentations, with the other participants asking appropriate questions. Visits from Graduate Program Coordinators from Other Campuses (weeks 6-9) |
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| 4 – 6 pm | Journal Club Meetings (Weeks 1, 4, 7) Students will receive guidance to help them learn how to read journal articles and critique them; they will complete assigned readings prior to each journal club meeting, and will submit questions before the presentation of a given article; they will be required to ask questions during presentations |
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Minority Speaker Research Seminar (Weeks 2,5,8) Students will complete assigned readings on the speaker’s research prior to the seminar; they will talk with the seminar speaker informally after the research seminar |
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Grant-Writing Workshop (Weeks 3,6,9) Students will receive guidance in how to write a grant by learning how grant-writing differs from other types of written documents, how to follow the grant guidelines for major funding agencies (e.g., NIH, NSF), how to read grant proposals, interpret reviewer’s comments, review other people's grants, and participate in a grant scoring exercise. |
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| Two weeks in September (prior to Fall Quarter) | ||||
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| Time | Mon. | Tues. | Weds. | Thurs. |
Variable (depending on participant’s schedule) |
Intensive-Undergraduate and Intensive-Graduate: 16 hours per week on independent research project which includes the 2hr workshops on Tuesday evenings and 2hrs of Friday late afternoons Participants work in a research intensive laboratory under the supervision of the FRM with guidance from other student researchers and/or technicians in the laboratory to learn relevant techniques that they will use for their independent research project; read the literature relevant to their research topic; attend and participate in weekly research laboratory meetings |
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| Tuesday Evenings : 6:00-8:00pm, RISE Intensive Workshops (Bio 499)1 | ||||
Poster Presentation Workshops |
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Manuscript Writing Workshops |
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GRE Preparation Workshops |
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| Friday Afternoons: 4:00 – 6:00 pm, RISE Intensive Workshops (Bio 499) (Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters) |
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Journal Club Meetings |
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Minority Speaker Research Seminar |
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Grant-Writing Workshops |
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Note: 1 Participants earn two units per quarter (BIO 499) for participation in both the Wednesday and Friday workshops
